SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY ACTIVISM
CALM WATERS
- In 1999, Calm Waters became an independent nonprofit organization and is listed with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to Calm Waters are tax deductible.
- In 2000 , Calm Waters added a school-based grief support group program to its repertoire of free services offered to the community.
- Historically, Calm Waters served 200 students per year in these school-based support groups.
- By 2007-2008, more than 800 metro-area students (K-12) benefited from this outreach program. In 2008-2009, more than 1,750 children participated in the 6-week school-based groups. And in 2009-2010, 2,006 children and youth (pre-k – grade 12) participated in this program.
ServicesFree Support GroupsGrief Support Groups (after a death)
Divorce Support Groups
School-Based Grief Support Groups
Young Adult Group
SeminarsParenting Through Divorce Seminars (court-approved)
Training OpportunitiesSchool Counselor/Educator Grief Training Workshop
Volunteer Facilitator Training
Intern / Practicum Students
SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY ACTIVISM
HOPE PREGNANCY CENTERS & IT'S PROGRAMS
Lisa Baldwin Editor-in-Chief sits down with Gwendown Poteat, Lifewize Coordinator. One of the many program offerings Hope Pregnancy offers. The Lifewize program provides classes in healthy decision making, goal setting, and life skills in areas of abstinence, prenatal and baby care, and teen parenting to High School and Middle School students. At this time the program is servicing three schools: Oklahoma Centennial, Capitol Hill, and PC Academy. All programs are focused on providing :
H-------Health
O-----Opportunities
P----Prevention
E----EMPOWERMENT
For volunteer opportunities with this program, please contact Gwendolyn Poteat at (405)414-4673
HOPE PREGNANCY CENTERS provide FREE pregnancy tests and information on fetal development, abortion education, post-abortion syndrome, medical referrals, adoption referrals, community resources, parenting, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases screenings, Christian growth, FREE maternity clothing and infant clothing.
Parents can also accumulate crib cash to purchase needed items for baby.
Two locations to serve you: 10327 N. May (405) 755-5433
or
1624 S.W. 82 (405) 688-7800
The hope of Hope Ministries is that as each individual comes into a Hope Pregnancy Center,
he or she would find Christ’s love.
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